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Teaming up for training
March 1st 2016
Airbus and low-cost carrier, Vietjet, have agreed to establish a flight training and maintenance training facility in Ho Chi Minh City, the first Training by Airbus agreement in Vietnam. Read More »
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Under the terms of the partnership, Vietjet will install an Airbus A320 full flight simulator at its home base in the southern Vietnamese city to train flights crews for its A320 fleet. The facility also will introduce maintenance training, using the Airbus Competence Training classroom programme, to Vietjet’s training organization.
Vietjet vice president, Dinh Viet Phuong, said: “Vietjet and Airbus have effectively collaborated with each other. This agreement is a milestone for both organisations. Airbus’ training expertise will ensure Vietjet’s capabilities in flight training and maintenance is in line with internationally recognized standards. Investment in an aviation institute is one of the most important goals in Vietjet’s sustainable growth strategies.”
“Teaming up with Vietjet is a major milestone in delivering Training by Airbus in the region,” said Head of Airbus Customer Services, Didier Lux. In January, the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority awarded Vietjet Training Centre its Aviation Training Organisation certificate
At the Dubai Air Show in November last year, the LCC ordered nine A321ceos and 21 A321 neos, at list prices of US$3.6 billion. The aircraft will be delivered between this year and 2020, to facilitate the airline’s regional expansion. In 2014, at the Singapore Air Show, the airline finalized an order for 100 A320 family aircraft.
At the close of 2015 Vietjet had a fleet of 29 A320 and A321 planes, operating up to 190 flights per day on 35 routes including Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China, Myanmar and Thailand.
